Nenetsia Province

Nenetsia Province was a province of the Russian Empire, located on the Barents Sea shoreline of northern Russia. Its major settlements were Mezen, Naryn Mar, Shoyna, Amderma, Inta, and Izhma, with Naryn Mar being the largest. In 1837, the province had a population of 143,870 people, with 81.4% being Russians, 4.1% Ukrainians, 4% Ugrians, 2.7% Belarusians, 2.4% Tatars, 2.3% others, 1.9% Finns, and 1.1% Poles. 89.4% were Orthodox Christians, 4.1% animists, 2.7% Sunni Muslims, 2.2% Protestants, and 1.7% Catholics.